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11 April 2017

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Lot

№ 16

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11 April 2017

Hammer Price:
£1,400

An early 20th century amethyst, peridot, citrine and white enamel pendant, the central scrolled motif decorated with green guilloché enamel and flat white enamel with black spot detail and accented with round-cut citrines and oval mixed-cut amethysts, suspending three graduated drops below, each with a pink guilloché enamel cinquefoil flowerhead and central seed pearl supporting a pear-cut amethyst or peridot drop below, the whole on double chain suspension to green enamel and claw set round-cut amethyst flowerhead surmount, with pear-cut peridot drop below, on a matching back chain, the cylindrical barrel clasp highlighted with a girdle of tiny seed pearls, mounted in yellow gold, total pendant length 58mm. £600-800

The colours of green, white and purple, in jewellery of this period are thought to be associated with the Suffragette movement.